"If you are in the company of a trained meteorologist, as I was, you are in good hands and I never felt any danger.

"Although it looks as though we are right underneath the storms they are still miles away and we watch them pass by from 'photogenic' vantage points."

Jody, who has been chasing storms for two years, added: "One should never try it alone and always rely on a good meteorologist to guide him or her near storms of this nature, as they are indeed violent and do wreak damage on the areas that they pass directly over.

"Most of these storms pass over uninhabited areas but when they do hit towns and cities the results can be tragic - and often are."